[linux-dvb] Re: cx8802_timeout during DVB streaming

[Andrew de Quincey <adq_dvb@lidskialf.net>]

On Friday 10 Sep 2004 01:30, Robert Schlabbach wrote:
> From: "Andrew de Quincey" <adq_dvb@lidskialf.net>
>
> > think they're only happening when the demodulator is retuned - my guess
> > is it stops outputting any data during a retune, so the cx88 times out.
>
> Most demodulators do that, don't they? At least the TDA10045H and the
> STV0299B don't seem to output any packets when they're not fully locked
> either. The only exception I've run into so far is the very old VES1820
> DVB-Cable demodulator, which outputs a LOT of junk data when it's not
> locked. I wish I could disable this :(

I just remember the flag FE_CAN_MUTE_TS which was designed for ones like the 
VES1820 - I never tested the TDA10045 to check if was clean.